Neural coupling between the upper and lower limbs in humans

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 416, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-143

  Knikou, Maria ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm movement; Crossed interlimb connections; H reflex; Inhibition; Posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SITTING; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDING; STROKE;

ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33947201572     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.01.072     Document Type: Article

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